Best Elementary Schools in Brandon, VT

Summary:

The city of Brandon, Vermont is home to a single elementary school, the Neshobe School, which serves grades PK-6 and has a total enrollment of 387 students. The school is part of the Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53, which is ranked 47 out of 75 districts in Vermont and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Neshobe School's performance has been declining in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 86th out of 113 Vermont elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 110th out of 137 in 2024-2025, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance, as measured by VTCAP test scores, is consistently below the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 35.0% and a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 50.39%.

With only one elementary school in Brandon, Vermont, there are no other local schools to directly compare Neshobe School to. However, the data suggests that the school is facing significant challenges in terms of academic performance, student engagement, and resource allocation. Addressing these issues should be a priority for the school and district leadership to ensure that students in Brandon receive a high-quality education.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)				VTCAP Mathematics (2025)				VTCAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	VTCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Neshobe School	Public	PK, KG-6	17 Neshobe Circle	Brandon	05733	Rutland County	Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 247-3721	387	34	11.3	50.4%	346 (89.4%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	25.9	110^th of 137 public elementary schools	19.7%		32.9	96^th of 133 public elementary schools	27.8%	14	40.0	47.8	36.0	50.0	27.3	13.3	26.0	37.5	28.0	$10,856	$00	$10,856

Cities Near Brandon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Leicester	4.77 mi	1
Sudbury	4.85 mi	1
Whiting	6.74 mi	2
Pittsford	7.45 mi	2	75^th
Salisbury	8.47 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Vermont Agency of Education.

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